2014年ESL之日常生活 16 Basic Military Commands

 

Basic Military Commands 

Marta: What’s going on out here? What’s all that noise? 

Bruno: I’m putting the troops through their drills. 

Marta: Troops?! 

Bruno: Watch this. Hey, I didn’t tell you you could be at ease. Attention! Fall in. Forward, march! 

Marta: That’s great, but . . . 

Bruno: I’m not done. Let me show you what else these troops can do. Halt! About face! 

Marta: Don’t you think that it’s time to...? 

Bruno: March, march! Double time! 

Child: Wah! [Child crying loudly.] 

Marta: Come here. Did you fall down and hurt yourself? It’s okay. Everything’s going to be okay. 

Bruno: Hey, there’s no crying in the military. Don’t coddle the troops, Marta. 

Marta: Bruno, your twins are five years old. Don’t you think they’re a little too young to be going to boot camp? 

Bruno: No, it’s never too young to instill discipline. Okay troops, fall in. Mark time! Now march, march, march . . . 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse